Lots of projects

What a week it's been!  I still don't have the girl's toys organized in their room!  It's partly done, just not 100%.  They have been doing good sleeping in their own beds, but at least one of them (sometimes both) wake up during the night.  My "fat body" hates having to crawl out of the bed and function! lol  I know it's worth it though and that eventually they'll go back to sleeping all night again!  I know it has to be very different for them right now.  I now have to figure out what I'm going to hang on their walls.  I have a few things, but for sure they will be getting a couple of pink & brown crosses that I'll get Joycelyn to make for them.

This weekend we are buying paint for our bathroom and that project will get underway this weekend or next week.  We have the flooring already, I just need paint.  After this, ALL of the "major" projects I want done before the end of April will be done!!  Thank goodness!!  I know we'll find plenty of stuff to do outside, but the girl's room and our bathroom were the two things I wanted done this year.  Next year, I hope to lay laminate flooring in our kitchen, dining room & guest bath along with painting! *I'll be keeping my fingers crossed*

Levi is finishing up a couple of hog traps this weekend and tomorrow we're headed back to Childress to help Marci for the day!  I need to get lots of laundry and cleaning done too!!  I leave you with a picture of the girls I took in April '09 and I sent it to Ericka for her to edit and enhance it in photoshop.  I loved this picture before, and I love it even more now!  It's almost a year old and still my FAV!!  Thanks Ericka!!

Our Fiji Gifts!!

And no I didn't go to Fiji, but I wish I could've experienced the 85 degree weather!  But one of my friends, Amy W., did just return from a week and a half trip to Fiji.  She also brought back a gift for the girls and I.  I love mine and the girls are pretty fond of theirs too!  Thank you Amy for thinking about us!!

The girl's seashell braclets

(the lighting in either pic wasn't very good)

My gift

It was carved by the locals in Fiji; I would love to watch them do this!

A few pics from the past few months!

I love Saturdays where we have nothing planned and we can stay in our pjs all day!  Well, today IS one of those days!  My house is a total wreck, but I am picking it up slowly and enjoying playing with the girls.  I thought I would browse through my camera and find some pictures over the last few months to share with ya'll.  There are plenty more, but here are a few from Christmas and when we went to the Longhorn Ranch Steakhouse a few weekends ago with our friends Nick & Julie & Amy.  Amy's husband, David, wasn't able to come with us that night yet we did have a lot of fun!

My Fav of the girls

I love this too~ even with Autumn's crazy hair!

Montana & Doty (a good friend from daycare)

Her 1st "official" sleepover

Mommy & Montana @ the Rain Forest Cafe

She knows the camera is "bright" so she does this before the flash happens! lol

Daddy & Autumn @ Rain Forest

Aunt Nancy & Montana

Autumn styling in some new pj's! :)

Julie, Amy & Me @ the Longhorn Ranch Steakhouse in Crowell

Levi & I

(& please disregard how "big" I am getting! This may be the last pic ya'll see of me till after the baby-lol)

Nick & Julie

Have a great weekend!

3 months!!

I can't believe 3 months have passed since I have made even one post!  Sorry about that~ I truly hope to blog more often in the coming months!  So instead of playing catch-up, I will just inform you on what has been happening right now. 

In just two more weeks, I will be counting my last 8 weeks down until the new baby arrives and still have so much to do!  I am starting to feel like I'm in that miserable stage where it's harder to tie my own shoe, to pick something up, and just feeling out of breath quicker.  It's funny how the 1st trimester you're sicker then a dog, 2nd trimester- people just think you're fat instead of pregnant, and 3rd trimester- you're so uncomfortable b/c you're stomach is now huge! lol

The girls have had a rough winter this year!  Montana has had tonsillitis 2x and bronchitis 2x & Autumn has had the flu.  On Monday we went to the dr for Montana's bronchitis this time & she is having to do breathing treatments b/c it was borderline (meaning almost pneumonia).  I can honestly say I am SO ready for spring!  This past weekend my Mom kept them while we painted their room, put new blinds up, & put together new bunkbeds!  They really like them, but since Montana has been sick this week she hasn't slept more than half the night in hers.  Although, I really think it's b/c she keeps waking herself up coughing.  Autumn woke up around 5am this morning & I heard her saying "Mommy" in a whiny voice.  I jump up & run in the living room & here she was coming down the hall with her crazy hair.  It was really cute~ she's not supposed to be that big!!

I have started reading Beth Moore's new book- So Long Insecurity, You've been a bad friend to us & last night I finished Chapter 1 & I am hooked, but I literally fell alseep reading it b/c it was so late so I put it away for the night.  A little over a month ago, I started the Esther Bible Study also with our church.  Montana has gymnastics on Wednesdays so I haven't got to make it to our "actual class," but I am keeping up with it at home & loving it!

I gave you a brief overview over what's happening right now & I will have pics to post of the girl's "new" room as soon as I get the toys back in there & organized!  Hope you are having a great week!!